Texas Fish & Game May/June 2024

In This Issue: STAR Search: Winning Strategies for CCA S.T.A.R.  •  The Lairs of Giants: Best Lakes for Big Catfish  •  Wire Your Boat into the “Internet of Things”  •  Sci-Fly Surf Tactics  •  Wild Hogs […]

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One More Trip Into Our 1984 Time Capsule LISTEN: (6 min, 9 sec) https://fishgame.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Col-InsideFG.mp3   MEMORY LANE, FOR US, is more like a Texas highway with sections that are forever under construction. There are miles of uneven […]

Hog Toxicant Concerns I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS my opposition to the use of toxicants for feral hog control. While it may seem like a quick fix to a pressing problem, the potential consequences far outweigh […]

Gulf Great Whites LISTEN: (5 Min, 21 Sec)   “LEEBETH” MIGHT SOUND LIKE the name of a girl who lived down the street in your youth. The name certainly has an endearing quality with a twinge of […]

Know Your Knots LISTEN: (6 Min, 1 Sec) IT’S BEEN AT LEAST 30 YEARS since I’ve written a How-To-Tie-A-Knot column. Since the statute of limitations has long expired, I reckon it’s time to offer a fresh one. […]

CCA STAR Winning Strategies Feature Story by TF&G STAFF LISTEN: (6 minutes, 52 seconds)   THE STATE OF TEXAS ANGLERS RODEO (STAR) kicks off Memorial Day and gives anglers a legit shot at winning huge prizes. […]

Your Boat Could Be Part of the “I-o-T” Feature Story by LENNY RUDOW LISTEN: (5 minutes, 16 seconds)   THE “INTERNET OF THINGS,” or I-o-T as it’s called, now includes everything from doorbells to dishwashers and […]

Fishing the Flower Moon LISTEN: (3 Min, 52 Sec)   IMAGES OF GIANT BULL REDS and tarpon rolling along the surface are what dance in my mind when I think of May fishing here on the Lower […]

Where to Find the Biggest Catfish in Texas Feature Story by MATT WILLIAMS LISTEN: (8 minutes, 4 seconds) THERE IS MORE than one way to catch a fat cat. Some anglers like to go after them […]

Cats of a Different Color LISTEN: (5 min, 30 sec)   NOEL IBARRA has a rich history for sniffing out fat cats. During winter of 2019, the 44-year-old Lake Tawakoni / Ray Hubbard fishing guide steered 12-year-old […]

A Look at Hogs That Maul and Sometimes Kill Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (4 minutes, 6 seconds)   DR. JACK MAYER has been studying wild hogs since the 1970s and his research may shed […]

Tips for Hitting the Beach with a Fly Rod Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (3 minutes, 8 seconds) SCI-FLY FISHING WAS A TERM I came up with to describe the fish-centric method I used for all […]

Targeting Trophy Sunfish Feature Story by PAUL FUZINKSI LISTEN: (5 minutes, 51 seconds)   JUST LIKE WITH ANY SPECIES of fish, targeting the spectacularly large ones takes more time, skill and patience than reeling in the […]

A Life List for Texas Hunters and Fishermen Feature Story by TF&G STAFF LISTEN: (6 minutes, 50 seconds)   TEXANS HAVE ACCESS to many amazing hunting and fishing opportunities. And while pretty much everyone has hunted […]

SABINE LAKE & PASS Reported by CAPT. EDDIE HERNANDEZ Email Eddie Hernandez at ContactUs@fishgame.com Fishing is About to Bust Open LISTEN: (3 Min, 00 Sec)   THE WIDE OPEN fishing of summer is so close we can almost […]

GALVESTON Reported by CAPT. DEREK YORK Email Derek York at spotstalkerfishing@yahoo.com   Before the Swelter LISTEN: (3 Min, 5 Sec) WHAT A GREAT TIME to be out on the water fishing in early summer with still bearable temperatures […]

MATAGORDA Reported by CAPT. MARK TALASEK Email Mark Talasek at MarkTalasek@sbcglobal.com Summer’s Here LISTEN: (2 Min, 3 Sec) SUMMERTIME PATTERNS have arrived here in Matagorda.  Water temperatures in excess of 70° replenish the base systems with much needed […]

PORT O’CONNOR Reported by CAPT. KIM GOULDEN Topwater Fun   LISTEN: (1 Min, 58 Sec) IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR on the Texas Gulf Coast when summertime and fishing are like peanut butter and jelly. From […]

Aransas Bay-Upper Laguna Madre Reported by CAPT. RICHARD THOMPSON A Laguna Canvas LISTEN: (3 Min, 20 Sec) IT’S 6:00 AM, IT’S SO QUIET you can almost hear your own heartbeat, the sun begins to crest over the […]

CORPUS CHRISTI Reported by CAPT. JAKE WHEELIS Full-On Springtime   LISTEN: (2 Min, 38 Sec) SPRING IS HERE IN FULL FORCE! And what a spring it’s been in the upper Laguna Madre and Corpus Christi Bay systems. […]

BAFFIN BAY Reported by CAPT. GERAD MERRITT Email Gerad Merritt at GeradMerritt@gmail.com Visit Online: ParadiseGuideServices.com The Alazan Alternative LISTEN: (2 Min, 31 Sec)   WE HAD AFEW MONTHS with decent tidal fluctuation in Baffin Bay during late winter […]

LOWER LAGUNA MADRE Reported by CAPT. BRIAN BARRERA Email Brian Barrera at CaptBrianBFishing@gmail.com Visit Online: InshoreFishingSouthPadre.com Big Snook and Bigger Redfish LISTEN: (2 Min, 52 Sec) MAY AND JUNE are good, really good, for more than one reason. Finally […]

Reported by TF&G STAFF HotSPOTLight Email us at ContactUs@fishgame.com •  •  • LOCATION: Lake Bob Sandlin HOTSPOT: Barefoot Cove Dropoff GPS: N 33 3.693, W 95 1.223 (33.0616, -95.0204) SPECIES: Crappie BEST BAITS: Minnows, jigs SOURCE: Texas […]

The following pages contain TIDE and SOLUNAR predictions for Galveston Channel (N 29.3166°, W 94.88°). TIDE PREDICTIONS are located in the WHITE SPACE above the TIDE GRAPHS on the Calendars. Use the Correction Table in the […]

The following pages contain TIDE and SOLUNAR predictions for Galveston Channel (N 29.3166°, W 94.88°). TIDE PREDICTIONS are located in the WHITE SPACE above the TIDE GRAPHS on the Calendars. Use the Correction Table in the […]

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In This Issue: STAR Search: Winning Strategies for CCA S.T.A.R.  •  The Lairs of Giants: Best Lakes for Big Catfish  •  Wire Your Boat into the “Internet of Things”  •  Sci-Fly Surf Tactics  •  Wild Hogs […]